Why is there a toll station for the free expressway？ The answer is here.
[Original Truck House] Not long ago, the news of the "birth" of a free highway in China must have been known by many card friends. Here, let’s talk about this free high-speed news in a few simple sentences to help card friends recall it.
This matter should also start with a notice. At the end of February, the board of directors of Guangdong Expressway Development Co., Ltd. issued a notice on the disposal of the Guangfo-Harbin Expressway at the expiration of the toll period, which mentioned the related toll problems of Guangfo Expressway.
The announcement shows that from March 3, 2022, Guangfo Expressway will be free of vehicle tolls for all vehicles passing through this section from 0: 00 on March 3, 2022, which means that this expressway, which was built in 1989, has finally entered a free era.
That is to say, actually, a truly free highway was not born, but a highway has been fully charged since it was completed and opened to traffic, and it is no longer charged according to relevant regulations. The highway is still the same highway, but we will pass this section in the future and no longer need to pay fees.
It is worth mentioning that, when the toll expires, although the highway is no longer charged, there are still some toll stations. It’s just that the cost of crossing this section of the expressway will be recorded as 0. In other words, if you don’t run anywhere but this free highway, the toll station will pass normally without paying.
At this time, some people want to ask, then what is the use of this toll station? As a decoration? Actually, the main function of the toll station is to collect money. To put it simply, if you switch from another expressway to this expressway, the fees generated by other expressways will be collected by the toll station of this expressway.
In other words, the toll station of this expressway still charges, but it only charges the fees generated by your driving on other expressways. And the mileage of this expressway is not money.
In addition to the toll booths, some people will have doubts. Will the road get worse and worse without charging? In fact, the quality of the road mainly depends on whether there are people to maintain it.
No matter how good the road is, as long as no one maintains it, it will become very poor after a period of time. And not his good road as long as a number of maintenance, but also can maintain a good state. In the announcement, we can see that Guangfo Expressway Co., Ltd. will continue to be responsible for the maintenance of Guangfo Expressway.
In other words, in the future, this expressway will be repaired, maintained and so on by the current companies and personnel, which will also ensure that there is no major problem in the highway and can support the normal running of vehicles.
Therefore, card friends can walk boldly with confidence, and their road conditions should not change much than now.
● Editor’s note:
I believe that with the passage of time, there will be more free high-speed "births" in our country. At that time, we may have more choices in the process of freight transportation. There is no need to change gears frequently in order to save some high-speed fees. (Text/Yuan Sheng)